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Created: 05 January 2022

By Rick Peterson

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Seaman jumped out to a quick 14-5 start in the opening quarter Tuesday night and never looked back, romping to a 66-44 home Centennial League win over rival Hayden.

Seaman was in control by a 34-18 margin at the half and took a 48-32 lead into the fourth quarter.

Seaman senior Ty Henry scored 18 points to tie for game-high scoring honors in the Vikings' 66-44 win over Hayden Tuesday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Seaman senior Mateo Hyman tied for game-high scoring honors with 18 points in Tuesday's 66-44 win over Hayden. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Senior Ty Henry dominated early on the way to an 18-point night while senior Mateo Hyman also scored 18 to tie Henry for game-high honors as the Vikings improved to 4-2 overall and in the Centennial League.

Henry went eight of 12 and Hyman six of eight from the field while senior Gavin Wilhelm went four of five and finished with 12 points. Senior Dreighton Griess was the fourth player in double figures for the Vikings, scoring 10 points.

Seaman shot 52 percent from the field and went 14 of 18 from the free throw line.

Junior Joe Otting led Hayden with 14 points in the Wildcats' 66-44 loss to Seaman Tuesday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Junior Joe Otting led Hayden (1-4, 1-4) with 14 points while senior Trent Duffey added 13. 

SHAWNEE HEIGHTS BOYS 73, BONNER SPRINGS 70 -- Senior Nate Pewe had a career night for Shawnee Heights on Tuesday as the T-Birds improved to 4-1 with a hard-earned 73-70 non-league road victory at Bonner Springs.

Pewe scored a game and career-high 32 points while also grabbing six rebounds and hitting two big free throws with 5.3 seconds remaining as the T-Birds rallied past the 3-3 Braves.

 Nate Pewe

Shawnee Heights trailed Bonner Springs 22-21 after one quarter, 44-43 at the half and 60-57 at the start of the fourth quarter before outscoring the Braves 16-10 the rest of the way.

Pewe hit 11 of 14 shots from the field, including three of four 3-point attempts, and went seven of seven from the free throw line.

Senior Carter Olson backed Pewe with 17 points (eight of 11 from the field) and six rebounds while sophomore Brennon Dodge added 12 points and junior Jeremyah Kendrick 10.

Senior point guard Jarin Sanders dished out five assists for the T-Birds.

HIGHLAND PARK BOYS 70, ATCHISON 41 -- Junior Ketraleus Aldridge poured in 34 points as undefeated Highland Park started 2022 the way it finished '21, rolling to a 70-41 non-league road victory at Atchison.

Ketraleus Aldridge

Aldridge scored 21 points in the first half as Highland Park opened up an 18-9 first-quarter advantage and took a commanding 31-17 lead to the locker room at halftime.

The Scots, now 6-0 on the season, turned the game into a runaway with a 24-12 third quarter.

Senior Juan'Tario Roberts added 11 points and junior Tre Richardson 10 for the Scots, ranked No. 3 in the Class 5A state rankings by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.

Highland Park also did the job on the defensive end, as Atchison (4-3) did not have a player score more than eight points. 

 

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Highland Park's girls basketball team ended its long losing streak in convincing fashion Tuesday night, rolling to a 61-38 home non-conference victory over Sumner Academy.

The Scots, now 1-5, tasted victory for the first time since the 2019-2020 season and gave first-year coach Robert Brown his first win with Highland Park.

Sumner and Highland Park were tied 13-13 at the end of the first quarter, but the Scots used a 16-6 second quarter to open up a 29-19 halftime advantage and added to their advantage the rest of the night.

The Scots outscored the 1-6 Sabres 8-3 in the third quarter and Highland Park outscored Sumner 24-16 in the fourth period to win going away.

 Aisya Taylor

Senior Aisya Taylor had a big night for Highland Park, leading all scorers with 23 points. 

Taylor, a third-team All-Shawnee County selection a year ago, canned a pair of 3 -pointers and connected on all three of her free throw attempts.

Sophomore Victoria Reed joined Taylor in double figures with 15 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, as Highland Park made seven 3s as a team.

SEAMAN GIRLS 46, HAYDEN 38 -- Seaman improved to 4-2 overall and 4-2 in the Centennial League, with the Vikings leading at the end of all four quarters.

Seaman led by just a 9-8 margin at the end of the first quarter before opening up a 25-16 halftime advantage and taking a 34-24 lead into the fourth stanza.

Hayden (3-2, 3-2) got within five points with 3:01 remaining on a 3-pointer from senior Carly Stuke.

Freshman Anna Becker (23) led Seaman with 17 points in Tuesday's 46-38 win over Hayden. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Freshman Anna Becker scored a team-high 17 points to lead Seaman while sophomore Brooklyn Gormley added nine points, freshman Ava Esser seven and sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer six before fouling out.

Senior Macy Smith scored a game-high 18 points in Hayden's 46-38 loss at Seaman Tuesday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Senior Macy Smith scored a game-high 18 points for Hayden while Stuke added nine points. 

SHAWNEE HEIGHTS GIRLS 45, BONNER SPRINGS 33 -- Shawnee Heights improved to 3-1 on the season with its third straight victory.

The T-Birds opened the season with a loss to Spring Hill, but ended their pre-holiday slate with wins over Ottawa and Topeka West before opening 2022 with Tuesday's non-league victory.

Shawnee Heights built a 12-9 first-quarter lead and went in front 23-15 at halftime and held a 34-24 advantage at the start of the fourth quarter.

Balance was the key for T-Birds, with four players scoring between seven and 11 points.

Zoe Oczko, a 6-foot-3 senior, led Shawnee Heights with 11 points, including a five of six performance at the free throw line.

Senior Abby Schulte added nine points and junior Emari Doby and sophomore Breezy Canady had seven apiece for the T-Birds.

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Created: 05 January 2022

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Washburn Rural junior point guard Jack Bachelor probably can't count on shooting the ball every night like he did Tuesday against Topeka High, but he can hope.

Unofficially, Bachelor hit all nine of his shots from the field, including seven 3-pointers, on the way to a career-high 28 points as the Junior Blues improved to 3-3 overall and in the Centennial League with a 56-51 home win over the Trojans.

"I was feeling good in warmups and my teammates were getting me the ball,'' Bachelor said. "We were running the plays good and I've been working throughout the break we had so I came ready to play and shot the ball tonight.''

Junior Jack Bachelor went nine of nine from the field with seven 3-pointers and 28 points as Washburn Rural topped Topeka High Tuesday night, 56-51. [File photo/TSN]

 Senior Quincey Kidd scored 18 points, with three 3-pointers, as Washburn Rural improved to 3-3 with a 56-51 win over Topeka High Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]

Bachelor led the way as Washburn Rural canned 12 3-pointers as a team, with senior Quincey Kidd adding three treys as part of an 18-point performance and sophomore Griffin Durst scoring six points on a pair of 3-pointers.

Bachelor and Kidd combined for three 3s in the opening quarter as Washburn Rural jumped out to a 14-6 lead and the Junior Blues canned another five treys to lead by as many as 15 points en route to a 31-19 halftime advantage.

"We were just looking for the open man and doing what was working for us,'' Bachelor said.

Rural coach Kevin Muff agreed.

"We've got to continue to get better, but for the most part we were good about getting it swung a couple of times and catching in a rhythm,'' Muff said. "I think rhythm shots are crucial for good outside shooters and we need Quincey to shoot it like that and we need Jack to shoot it because they're good shooters.''

Washburn Rural led by 15 again in the third quarter before taking a 44-33 advantage into the fourth quarter, but Topeka High, which hit 10 3-pointers on the night, made things interesting down the stretch, getting as close as four on two occasions.

Sophomore Bryson Thrasher scored all of his team-high 15 points on five 3s for Topeka High while junior Mason Gomez had nine points on three 3s and sophomore BJ Canady and senior Max Ambrose added seven points apiece.

Topeka High fell to 1-6 overall and 1-5 in the Centennial League with Tuesday's loss, but coach Ty Baumgardner saw a lot of positive things against Rural that his Trojans can build off of.

"We saw some great things, some great things,'' Baumgardner said. "Some guys stepped up. We threw some freshmen in there tonight and they did not hurt us one bit. That second half I couldn't be more proud of them.''

Both Topeka High and Washburn Rural were short-handed Tuesday night, with the Trojans playing without leading scorer Matt Flenoy as well as Isaiah Lyons and Ossie Morales while the Junior Blues were missing post Brock Howard and Jacob Hirschi. 

Washburn Rural will be off Friday night while Toeka High will host league foe Seaman.

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Created: 05 January 2022

By ISAAC DEER

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Silver Lake's girls basketball team continued its undefeated start Tuesday night, taking a 60-35 home victory over rival Rossville.

Silver Lake, now 5-0, has outscored the opposition 279-191 in the young season.

Rossville was unable to get a lead over Silver Lake at any point during the four quarters.

Silver Lake started out quick with an 8-2 run shortly after tipoff. Rossville called a quick timeout, but Silver Lake took that opportunity to run with it.

In the first quarter, Silver Lake’s McKinley Kruger and Makenzie McDaniel took the court by storm.

M. Kruger’s ability to swipe the ball and find open teammates was smooth early. Standing at 6-foot-1 McDaniel was able to allow herself to get open opportunities in the paint. M. Kruger & McDaniel had over 53 percent of the Eagles' points in the first quarter.

 “Our concern coming into tonight’s game was to limit Rossville in transition,'' Silver Lake coach Kyle Porter said. "We wanted to play more of a half-court game and play through the paint. Early on we played their (Rossville) game. We gave them too many opportunities that benefitted them at times and we needed to get that fixed.''

In the second quarter, the Lady Eagles ran away with the game, outscoring the Bulldawgs 21-9. The 3-point shots fell in at a much bigger clip. Kruger, Mariah Farmer and Ella Bolan added four 3-point shots.

“In transition there are times where you are going to get wide open 3s and if you shoot them you have to knock them down,'' Porter said. "We like to play a touch-paint first-style before we take a 3-point shot, but we were confident that our girls had the ability to make those shots in the second (quarter) especially, Mariah Farmer who had a number of them tonight.''

Going into halftime, the Lady Eagles held an eye-opening 38-19 lead over a tough Rossville team.

The Lady Eagles did not get cursed by the halftime cold spell going into the third quarter.

Silver Lake was in charge of a 20-4 run. Crisp shooting play and solid post play from the three-headed monster of M. Kruger, McDaniel, and Farmer made it difficult for Rossville to keep up.

The Silver Lake coaching staff does not want the Lady Eagles to get over-confident heading into Friday night’s matchup with Rock Creek, also 5-0.

“We take every game and learn from it. We are going to come back tomorrow ready to improve. Rock Creek is a team that is very heavy in post play. They’re going to be a tough matchup for us. We have to get better at a lot of little things, like getting better in the paint, guard on the ball better, we have to rotate better, we have to block out better, and that all starts tomorrow,” said Porter.

SILVER LAKE GIRLS 60, ROSSVILLE 35

Silver Lake 17 21 20 2 – 60

Rossville    10 9 4 12 – 35

Rossville (4-2) – Mitchell 4 2-4 14, Perine 1 5-7 7, Douglas 1 2-3 5, Haehn 2 0-0 5, Gillum 1 0-0 2, Kel. Foster 0 2-2 2.

Silver Lake (5-0) – M. Kruger 5 3-4 15, McDaniel 6 2-4 13, Farmer 5 0-0 12, Ross 4 0-0 8, Bolan 2 0-0 5, Deiter 2 0-0 4, K. Kruger 1 0-0 3.

 

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